NOTES
BY NAIRA

· the statue is about 305 feet tall
· 21 years elapsed between the genesis of the idea for the statue and its completion in New York harbor, 11 of those years involved the work of design and construction.
· French citizens contributed 400000 francs
· for about a year the pieces to the statue sat in 210 crates because the money 4 constructing the base of the monument had run out.
· one problem had occurred when the ship carrying the statue across the Atlantic Ocean nearly capsized during a storm
Questions About the Statue of Liberty
1. Has the statue ever been threatened by a fire or something?
2. How many parts were there of the statue?
3. Why did French citizens contribute money?
4. Were the people who worked on the statue French?